[Jewelry making - Article 00359] - Re: [Orchid] Why Young People Care About Handmade Things

[Daniel R. Spirer]

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    I missed some of this thread but I have to say that I don't think a
    larger percentage of the young population than the older population
    is into handmade things. In modern times there has always been a
    percentage of the population that appreciates handmade product.
    However I will say that the younger population, raised with the
    internet where everything happens instantly (or seemingly so), are
    often far more concerned with speed than how the piece is produced.
    We used to get customers who would come in months and months before
    they needed a custom job because they appreciated the fact that a
    handmade product took some time. Now they come in and ask to have
    custom jobs made up by the end of the week (like on a Wednesday!). I
    am fairly certain that this is a direct result of the rise of
    internet shopping/information as the speedy requests have directly
    correlated with the rise of the internet. So while they may say they
    want a handmade product, the questions that still arise aRe: Will
    they really be willing to wait for the product? Will they pay extra
    for it (another thing the internet has done is convince everyone that
    most things are too expensive in the bricks and mortar world)? Will
    they be willing to sacrifice those issues to get something handmade?
    I can actually answer this the same way I began this post: There has
    always been a percentage of the population, young and old, who will,
    in order to get a handmade product (but I don't think it's
    particularly gone up at all). 

Daniel R. Spirer, G.G.
Daniel R. Spirer Jewelers, LLC
1780 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
www.spirerjewelers.com
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